The Portland daily press., 1887-12-17
RAILWAY MATTERS.
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Taking effect Monday, Dec. 10. 1887, rates
now in force to points ON the New York Gen.
tral & Hudson River Railroad and to terri
tory reached via their lines. will be ad-
vanced. This annuls all rates to above
points via above route covered by joint inter-
State freight tariff No. is, dated Oct 10
1887, and special commodity joint inter
State freight tariff No. IS. dated Oct. Is,
1887. The new tariff will be issued immedi-
ately to apply via the above route, on and
after next Monday.
THE DRESSED BEEF RATES TO BE ARBIrRA-
TED.
The vice presidents of the trunk lines and
some of the presidents Of the Eastern and
Western railways were in session at Com
missioner Fink's Office Wednesday to try to
agree upon a differential rate on dressed
meats over the Chicago and Grand Trunk
and the Grand Trunk of Canada East from
Chicago. The meeting was the sequel of the
Tuesday conference, at which the principle
of arbitration and Joint making of tariffs
was established. The Grand Trunk claims
that in order to secure its fair share Of the
dressed meats traffic 1t should have rate 10
per cent. under the American traffic. The
American roads consider the difference too
great No agreement was reached to-day,
and the subject goes to Commissioners Fink
and Blanchard for decision. The agreement
upon the principle OF arb;trating disputes
has so affected the competing roads that it
was agreed to put up export rates at the
first opportunty. A meeting will be held in
Chicago to-day Of the freight committee hav-
ing the matter in charge. and 1t is expected
to result in the ordering of an advance.
CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Supply trains are already running over the
new section of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way, between Algoma Mills and Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario. Regular passenger and
freights will be inaugurated in about one
month, when the international bridge at
the $500" will be completed. Il is expected
share of the grain carrying business from
the West.
TO CEASE CUTTING RATES.
Traffic Manager Olds, of the Canadian Pa
cifc says that an agreement has been made
by transcontnental lines to cease cutting
rates. The American transcontinental lines
have agreed to interchange freight and pas
sengers with the Canadian Pacific Rail way
on terms satisfactory to the latter. He does
not think there will be any advance in
freight rates from the Pacific coast east, but
it is intended to apply the same through
freights from Western points as are now in
effect on the American lines. A meeting is
to be held in st. Louis to complete the de-
tails of the agreement, which is to go into
effect January /, 1888.
EASTERN DIRECTORS.
The result of the annual meeting of the
Eastern stockholders in Boston was declared
to be the election of the regular ticket. Pro
| tests were filed, however. and the matter
will receive final adjustment in the courts.
NOTES.
The Biddeford Journal says that the ques-
tion which so long agitated the people of old
| York-will beach railroad pay?-bas re-
| ceiyed pretty decisive answer from this
seasons operations. The road was opened
| August Sth and operated AZ days, closing
| September 3Oth. Although in an uncom-